Two days later, Fan Shengmei finally felt relieved. Those people all went to pester her brother and stopped making trouble at her parents' house.
Although her brother called her many times in the past two days, she was determined to stop him. Today, she even blocked her brother's mobile phone number to avoid being harassed by his repeated calls.
Fan Shengmei didn't know that that morning, her brother Fan Shengying sneaked out with her daughter-in-law when no one was paying attention, bought a ticket for her parents and son Lei Lei, and sent them on the train to Shanghai. He took all the family's savings.
, and ran away secretly with his wife.
Fan's father and Fan's mother gave him all their savings for fear that their son would suffer hardship outside. They had no money left and only had a bus ticket each, so they came to Shanghai to join their daughter who lived in a big city.
In the evening, after work, Fan Shengmei was in a rare good mood. After dinner, she planned to go downstairs to find Li Mu. She had been worrying about family matters these days, so few people went downstairs.
However, before going downstairs, she followed the habit she had developed in the past two days and called her home to ask her parents how the situation was at home and to find out how her brother was doing.
However, something unexpected happened and the phone at home couldn't be reached. Fan Shengmei immediately became anxious, thinking that something had happened. The only person she could contact at this time was her brother.
She quickly pulled Fan Shengying's number from the blacklist and hurriedly called it. What she didn't expect was that the phone on the other end of the phone was turned off. It was turned off...
The phone at home couldn't be reached, and her brother's cell phone was turned off. Thinking that they were facing such a group of vicious people, Fan Shengmei had a bad feeling in her heart, and she couldn't help but worry.
In the hope of being safe, I found my sister-in-law's cell phone number and dialed it, but it was still turned off.
At this time, Fan Shengmei was completely frightened, thinking that something big had happened at home. Just then she saw an unread text message, which was sent by her brother Fan Shengying, and the time was in the morning.
Since her brother Fan Shengying's number has been blocked today, she never saw this text message until she pulled it out of the blacklist just now and the text message was displayed.
Fan Shengmei quickly clicked on the text message, but the content surprised him.
"My parents took Lei Lei to take the 9:30 a.m. train to Shanghai to avoid the limelight. You can pick her up at the train station. They have no money."
This text message struck Fan Shengmei like a thunderbolt. Thinking about the distance from Nantong to Shanghai, the afternoon had already arrived.
But now, it's already past nine o'clock in the evening, and their parents don't have any money. What do they eat? Where do they live?
It’s such a cold day, what should I do if I’m hungry or freezing!
Fan Shengmei was confused for a while and wanted to contact her parents. They didn't bring their mobile phones and couldn't contact them at all. The train station in Shanghai was so big. How could she find her parents in such a huge crowd on her own?
She wanted to call the little sisters on the 22nd floor to help. There was strength in numbers, but she stopped talking.
If she does this, her unbearable family will be exposed, which is unacceptable to Fan Shengmei, who has a strong self-esteem, is vain and loves face.
She didn't want to be a pitiful person on the 22nd floor, and she didn't want to expose her most embarrassing side in front of her little sisters.
Moreover, as long as the people on the 22nd floor know about it, Li Mu will naturally know about it too.
What makes her worried is that if she doesn't ask the little sisters on the 22nd floor for help, who else can she ask for!
Maybe only Li Mu has this ability.
This is what Fan Shengmei tried her best to avoid. She didn't want Li Mu to know that she had such a family, and she would have a grudge against her. She wanted to work hard on her own to change this situation, so that Li Mu wouldn't feel disgusted when he learned about the situation in the future.
If she confessed now, what would Li Mu think of her? This is what Fan Shengmei cares about most now.
But, it's too late to say anything now, her parents have already arrived and have come to join her.
She doesn't have that much time and energy to accompany her parents while working, and at the same time return to her home after get off work normally without arousing the suspicion of her little sisters and Li Mu.
This is almost impossible. Fan Shengmei does not have the time, energy, or money to find another place to accommodate her parents and Lei Lei.
Sooner or later, Li Mu and the little sisters on the same floor will find out the clues. If Li Mu misunderstands what she has outside, it will be even more troublesome.
Fan Shengmei knew that from the moment her parents decided to defect to her, it would be difficult to hide this matter from Li Mu. Even if she tried to cover it up, the secret would eventually be exposed.
Moreover, the weather was so cold, the train station was so big, and she didn't have a mobile phone with her, so she couldn't find it on her own. Only through Li Mu could she find him quickly, so that her parents would not be freezing and hungry.
With Li Mu's energy, if he was willing to help her hide it, it would be impossible for the little sister on the 22nd floor to know about this matter. Knowing her miserable family would allow her to continue to maintain a bright image.
This is a very important matter for Fan Shengmei, who is somewhat vain and has too strong self-esteem. She does not want to be pitied by her little sisters.
After thinking about this, Fan Shengmei simply adjusted her makeup, took a deep breath, calmed down her anxious mood, and her face finally softened a bit.
Then I picked up a handbag and walked quickly downstairs.
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Li Mu was reading at home when he heard a knock on the door. He guessed it was Fan Shengmei or Qu Xiaoxiao. When he opened the door, Fan Shengmei was standing there looking pretty.
But there was something wrong with his expression, and there was still a bit of anxiety on his face.
Seeing Li Mu, he opened his mouth, but he was full of words but didn't know how to say them out. He was anxious, so he hugged Li Mu, lay in his arms and started crying.
Li Mu was stunned for a moment. Thinking that Fan Shengmei's mood was indeed a bit wrong these days, he made a guess in his mind and patted her on the back gently: "What's wrong? What happened!"
Fan Shengmei cried for a while and opened her mouth: "I...I..."
She didn't know how to talk about it. The family was in a mess. She had tried her best to prevent Li Mu from knowing it before, but now she had to tell it personally. It was really a difficult choice.
But considering that her parents didn't bring a penny, were suffering from hunger and cold at the train station, and didn't have much time to give her pretentiousness, Li Mu would know about this sooner or later.
However, on the one hand, she said it in person, and on the other hand, Li Mu slowly discovered it on his own. It was better to confess than to hide it and let Li Mu investigate.
Fan Shengmei weighed it for a long time, gritted her teeth, and finally made up her mind. She raised her head, with panic, anxiety, and uneasiness in her eyes. She opened her mouth, but no sound came out.
Li Mu could only hold her in his arms, walk to the sofa and sit down, and said gently: "You are not in the right mood right now. Did something happen to you? If you have anything, just say it boldly and we will discuss it together and solve it."
Seeing how gentle Li Mu was, Fan Shengmei always had to let go of her nervousness and anxiety. She gritted her teeth. At this time, she could not tolerate any more hesitation. With a sudden change of heart, she finally started to confess to Li Mu.
She just couldn't decide how far to confess and whether to reveal all the family's problems, so she had to take it one step at a time.